CHAPTER 1 FILIPINO INFLUENCES TRAITS AND CHARACTERISTICS Flashcards
a trait displayed by every Filipino, characterized by heart-warming generosity and friendliness exhibited to foreigners and locals alike.
Hospitality
This is often observed-not just by younger people but also by people of all ages.
Respect
These words are spoken by the Filipinos when talking to elders, or in order to show respect to persons in authority.
Po and Opo
Another way of showing respect to the elders when greeting them. This is done by putting their elders’ hands on their foreheads c. Filipinos also show respect at work by making a bow to their employers.
Pagmamano
Filipinos value their families and maintain them through generations. They practice Catholicism, praying together before meals, bedtime, and meetings. Family time on weekends includes watching television, eating meals, watching movies, or going to beach resorts, highlighting their strong religious connection.
Strong Family Ties and Religions
Aside from being hospitable, Filipinos are also well-known for being generous. They share what they have to the people around them even when they only have little.
These could be felt during birthdays, weddings or fiesta (party). When visitors came to celebrate great tasting special foods are specially prepared for everyone. It is shared by friends, families or even strangers.
When you will be in trouble, Filipinos cannot refuse to help you. They are always willing to assist you or lend a hand.
Generosity and Helpfulness
Another good thing most Filipinos have is being hardworking people. They are always willing to work almost the whole day to provide the needs of their families. Filipino farmers though earning so little but they work harder with not much compensation.
Aside from their regular work. Filipinos always find creative ways to look for other sources of income like creating a small business from their home where they sell foods and other items for the convenience of their neighbours.
Strong Work Ethics
Because of their generosity, hospitality and religiosity, Filipinos are found to be the sweetest and most loving people in the world.
Loving and Caring
True blooded Filipinos have the attitude of causing delays in accomplishing things or making transactions. When not interested or not in the mood, they wait or reserve until tomorrow or the next day to finish what they are doing or meeting their transactions. However, there are some Filipinos nowadays who take their time in doing things or in making decisions promptly. There are some who are habitually late or not showing up at all. There are few Filipinos who are punctual for social meetings. In fact, it is not expected of them to arrive exactly on time especially at a party.
Mañana Habit (Procrastination)
When Filipinos are facing difficulties and shortcomings they have this attitude of leaving it up to God to sort things out. An attitude of “What Goes Around Comes Around” Filipinos have a tendency to surrender the future to luck. They have that strong confidence that everything will work out in his interest without doing anything Filipinos often accepts bad news or circumstances without trying to stop or change them. This can sometimes be helpful in adversity, but it can also keep us from finding ways out of situations. Also, constantly expecting the worst can get pretty depressing.
Fatalism (“Bahala Na” or “Come What May” Attitude)
This is an attitude of some Filipinos where they tend to push each other down to clear the way for their own gain. Filipino people with this kind of mentality or attitude try their best to ruin each other, either by making issues against the other for him to turn out bad to the public or to the company or organization so that people will gradually put distance and loss their confidence and trust that eventually result to their replacement.
Crab Mentality
This is a trait of the Filipino where criticisms to others’ failure to live with the moral standards of the society are inevitable. In the Philippines morality is highly valued, most of us try to live up to the standards set by the traditional society. However, as no one is perfect, many of us are not actually able to sustain these standards.
Hypocrisy
Most Filipinos are very good at the start when doing something. Nevertheless, after a few hours or days, that excitement to do or accomplish something is lost we and become too lazy to finish what were have started.
Ningas Cogon
Only in the Philippines that we have the so-called “Filipino time but not exactly referring to the Philippine standard time.
Tardiness (Filipino time)
Filipinos are fond of talking about others business. It is not true that only women are into gossiping Even men can also be nosy on other people’s lives. Secrets are brought out; failures and flaws are emphasized. and relationships are destroyed. Worse, as gossips are passed around, they tend to be twisted until the final story becomes too far from the original-thus, causing more damage.
Gossiping
